Improving project forecast accuracy by integrating earned value management with exponential smoothing and reference class forecasting

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 28-43

  Batselier, Jordy ^a   Vanhoucke, Mario ^a,b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost forecasting; Duration forecasting; Empirical database; Project control; Project management; Time series forecasting

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COSTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; VALUE ENGINEERING;

COST FORECASTING; EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT; EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING; EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING FORECASTING; FORECASTING METHODS; PERFORMANCE FACTORS; PROJECT CONTROL; TIME SERIES FORECASTING;

FORECASTING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COST ANALYSIS; DATABASE; FORECASTING METHOD; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 84994036955     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2016.10.003     Document Type: Article

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